Overtake The Astral: Searching for Good Life in Another World

Chapter 28: Not Too Angry...?

*Interlude*

A female goblin wearing ragged brown clothing is standing in the forest. That female goblin is no other than Ean.

"Fine. We'll tell you if we find anything."

Shion said that not too long ago before going back to Liasr Town together with Miika.

Ean then remembers Shion's words towards her few days ago.

"You guys are strong huh..."

Shion said that because she was amazed by how the goblin kids can strive to survive despite the death of our parents.

However...

"That's not it..."

Ean says that involuntarily.

The goblin kids can only struggle to barely survive each day.

Shion, on the other hand, chooses to help us despite her own difficulties.

She's the strong one.

(If only... I was strong just like her...)

Ean says that within her mind.

If only she was stronger, things might have gotten a little bit better for her family and friends.

In an instant, she remembers the silhoutte of a man in black hood.

"! ..."

The slight guilt on her face is an expression that no one else knows about.

*End of Interlude*
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Miika and I go out from the forest. We are walking together on the road with me on the front.

Miika still looks like he's in deep thought.

Monsters can still attack us in this area so I need to make him focused. I stop walking and then turn around to look at him.

"Are you still bothered by what those goblins said?"

"!"

Miika stops walking and looks at me with shocked expression after hearing my question. Bullseye huh...

I continue talking without waiting for his answer.

"Don't let it bother you. You know that it's not your fault. It's nonsense to blame yourself over the fault that is not yours."

"... I know. But..."

I'm not in the mood of hearing his whiny comment. So before he says more, I just tell him what I think.

"Honestly, you should at least get angry sometimes y'know?"

"Get... angry?"

Miika looks at me with confused expression.

I start talking again while being wary about my surroundings.

"It's not like you're okay with being treated like that, right?"

"Well... yeah..."

Miika says that with tone showing that he still does not get my point.

"If you don't tell anyone your problem, they won't know. It's good that you are calm enough to not antagonise other people, but there are times where you should be angry."

I put my right hand on my waist before continue talking.

"For example, when that goblin accused you earlier. Do you think that all of his statements are true? The fact that you are living nonchalantly inside the town and other stuff he said."